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Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, LTD.

CIK:0001600583
Hedge Fund
$374M AUM
41 holdings
Pepper Pike, OH, United States
Founded:2008
10 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, Ltd. is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Pepper Pike, Ohio, founded in 2008 by Fred Cummings. The firm specializes in long/short equity and event-driven strategies, targeting investments across mid, small, and micro-cap U.S. banks and thrifts. Elizabeth Park is recognized as an African American-owned asset manager and serves a global client base. As of 2025, it manages assets for 7 clients, employs around 10 people, and is known for its disciplined process, risk analysis, and focus on U.S. bank equity markets.

Investment Strategy

Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors implements a long/short equity and event-driven investment strategy with a core focus on the U.S. banking sector, especially mid, small, and micro-cap banks and thrifts. The firm emphasizes capital preservation, rigorous risk management, and disciplined portfolio construction. It also manages collaborative investments supporting community bank technology and mission-driven banks, investing in CDFIs and MDIs nationwide. The approach is research-driven and actively seeks to generate alpha through security selection and market events.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, LTD. filed their most recent 13F report on Jun 30, 2025 disclosing 40 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $111M. The fund increased holdings in Atlantic Un Bankshares Corp., Enterprise Finl SVCS Corp., Connectone Bancorp Inc. among other positions. Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors, LTD. reduced exposure to Trustmark Corp., QCR Holdings Inc., Old Natl Bancorp Ind among others.

Top Buys
A
AUBATLANTIC UN BANKSHARES CORP
+$2.4M
E
EFSCENTERPRISE FINL SVCS CORP
+$2.3M
C
CNOBCONNECTONE BANCORP INC
+$2.2M
V
VBTXVERITEX HLDGS INC
+$1.9M
M
MBCNMIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP
+$1.8M
Top Sells
T
TRMKTRUSTMARK CORP
-$3.0M
Q
QCRHQCR HOLDINGS INC
-$2.5M
O
ONBOLD NATL BANCORP IND
-$1.3M
N
NRIMNORTHRIM BANCORP INC
-$1.1M
S
SMBKSMARTFINANCIAL INC
-$794.2K

Top Holdings

Q
QCRHQCR HOLDINGS INC
+5.1%$5.6M
V
VBTXVERITEX HLDGS INC
+4.4%$4.9M
B
BMRCBANK MARIN BANCORP
+4.2%$4.7M
C
CCBCOASTAL FINL CORP WA
+3.4%$3.8M
H
HBANHUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC
+3.2%$3.6M

Equity Positions (40)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
QCR HOLDINGS INC5.06%$5.6M83,100$30.44$67.90-$2.5M
VERITEX HLDGS INC4.35%$4.9M185,925$26.06$26.10+$1.9M
BANK MARIN BANCORP4.24%$4.7M206,855$23.77$22.84-$129.8K
COASTAL FINL CORP WA3.42%$3.8M39,311$86.16$96.87-$464.4K
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC3.20%$3.6M213,000$15.31$16.76+$1.3M

Industry Allocation

STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
+60.9%
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
+27.5%
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
+5.4%
COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC
+2.0%
SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
+1.9%